alot of people say.......

[JimmyTheJaw]

well i have been told from loads and read lots of posts from people saying when planting a seed the tap root should be pointing down, well check this out http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseeds.info/how-to-position-sow-cannabis-seeds-in-soil.html it seems that it should be pointing up cause when you point it down, it has to curl twice to go down cause it curls up first and it uses more energy, so what are your views on this? is this wrong or is lots of people dishing out wrong information? or do you think it doesnt matter aslong as its put in the soil lol

cheers

 

[Xare]

If I put a germinated seed in the soil with the tip pointing down the root will grow up out of the soil and dry out.

I had to turn some of my seeds this spring.

 

[JimmyTheJaw]

no if you point the root down it will grow up then curl back down using more energy and slowing the growth, did you not read it lol

 

[Xare]

I plant my seeds very shallow. So when the root started growing up it broke the soil and started to dry out.

If it was deeper it would have turned around and grown down again.

 

[ganjaluvr]

personally?

well, I like to make sure I have the tap-root from the seed.. facing downwards. That's the way I learned to plant seeds.. 3 years ago when I was just starting out trying to grow my first plants.

I've been using the same method ever since..

and it is true, that if the seed is planted upside down, the seed uses a ton of extra energy. IMO, its better to plant a seed just like they say to do it. Tap-root facing downwards.

Anything else, is just counter productive and wastes time as well as slowing the growth of the plant.

peace.

 

[Da Silva Satia]

i have had great success with mine turned up
i saw that same diagram about a while before and used that method ever since
another method that could help is to place the seed in side ways....that way it has alittle more way to go but no as if you put it in facing down........
hope that helps

 

[Xare]

Yea I planted half of my seeds sideways and that seemed to work just fine.

 

[Total Head]

i've always just sort of dropped the germed seed in the hole and called it a day. it usually lands sideways anyway. if the seed cares at all it can't be that much because i've never had a problem.

 

[timeismoney1]

how does the seed know what way its facing to make the taproot grow down and the sprout up 0.o

 

[fdd2blk]

where is all this up and down stuff coming from? it's a SEED.


mine grow straight, tap root down.

 

[timeismoney1]

what if its a gay seed? then what...

 

[jambobo]

sweet man getting ready to take on my first grow may give this a go.

 

[robert 14617]

what if its a gay seed? then what...

hermi?....................

 

[timeismoney1]

damn you didnt get it lol.

i was replying to fdd he said his grow straigh up and down. i said what if its gay meaning crooked what way would it grow

 

[JimmyTheJaw]

where is all this up and down stuff coming from? it's a SEED.


mine grow straight, tap root down. View attachment 1024118View attachment 1024119

they seedlings have had time to straighten out, if you split them like that just before they sprouted you would see the curl

 

[fdd2blk]

they seedlings have had time to straighten out, if you split them like that just before they sprouted you would see the curl

i have, and there is no curl. or if there is it happens inside the shell.

 

[JimmyTheJaw]

well i agree with the article in the link i posted, ive seen it happen

 

[whiteflour]

An appropriate hypocotyl arch. Planted root tip up. This is old news, was published back in the 60-70's.

 

[JimmyTheJaw]

i have just dug up a seedling to show you the curl in it, this one has straightend out a bit as it was just about out the soil

 

[whiteflour]

I've been trying to get some started in a shot glass to show the root development but they've not been cooperating. The only ones that have sprouted were planted tip up, and I'm not wasting good seeds to prove this to non believers. lol